059
FNUS75 KLKN 251707
FWSLKN
SPOT FORECAST FOR WHISKY CANYON...NV-CNIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
326 PM PDT WED JUL 24 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 PDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
DISCUSSION
HOT AFTERNOON TEMPS IN THE UPPER 90'S MAY BE
TEMPERED A BIT IF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM PASSES OVERHEAD.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
CHANCES WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY AFTER SUNDOWN WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
A CHANCE EXISTS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN THURSDAY
NIGHT WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY STORMS IN THE AREA.
TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL AGAIN CLIMB INTO THE MID 90'S.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE IN
THE MORNING. HAZE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LAL.................4.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). HAZE IN THE
EVENING. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6
TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................4.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL EARLY IN
THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LAL.................4.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12900 FT AGL LATE IN
THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
FORECASTER...BONGARD
REQUESTED BY...ROYCE WILBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2418718.4/LKN
.DELDT 07/24/24
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NVCNC@FIRENET.GOV
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